ease

/iz/

verb B1
V Register Neutral Era Current Frequency Common Domain General Tone Neutral
Word fingerprint: Register: neutral. Era: current. Frequency: common. Domain: general. Connotation: neutral.

Forms

3rd person singular
eases
past
eased
past participle
eased
gerund
easing

Meaning

  1. aliviar, calmar

V Category Action Concreteness Concrete Agency Voluntary Duration Durative Transitivity Transitive
Meaning fingerprint: Category: action. Concreteness: concrete. Agency: voluntary. Duration: durative. Transitivity: transitive.

Phrasal verbs

  • ease off

    disminuir, calmarse

    The rain eases off in the afternoon.

    La lluvia disminuye por la tarde.

Similar words

soothe

Near-total synonyms for calming pain or distress; largely interchangeable.

Similar in other languages

German

erleichtern

erleichtern is the German word for the same thing — both mean "to ease, to relieve."

Práctica

1 ¿Qué significa ease?

2 Completa el espacio en blanco: The medicine ___ the pain.

3 ¿Qué gráfico de características corresponde a ease?

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